History Main / AntiTrueSight

* ''Franchise/{{BIONICLE}}'': The Akaku, [[MaskPower Mask]] of XRayVision, cannot see what is beneath the island of Mata Nui as well as the [[MysteriousMist mist]] in Karda Nui.

* In ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality'', [[spoiler:against Moody's all-seeing Eye of Vance, Harry asks Flitwick for a charm to summon a large number of brightly colored ethereal object, then make them invisible. It works]].

* Wizards in ''TheDresdenFiles'' have The Sight, which allows them to see all the hidden magic of the world, pierce any veil and see any being for what they truly are. However Harry's cat looks the exact same under The Sight as it does under normal vision.

* Wizards in TheDresdenFiles have The Sight, which allows them to see all the hidden magic of the world, pierce any veil and see any being for what they truly are. However Harry's cat looks the exact same under The Sight as it does under normal vision.

A way to counter TrueSight is to be covered in material that cannot be penetrated by such vision. Other exampkes include being in an area full of something that interferes with True Sight, or there being an object that does that.

A way to counter TrueSight is to be covered in material that cannot be penetrated by such vision. Another is being in an area full of something that interferes with True Sight.

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* In ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality'', [[spoiler:against Moody's all-seeing Eye of Vance, Harry asks Flitwick for a charm to summon a large number of brightly colored ethereal object, then make them invisible. It works]].

* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' has [[PsychicPowers psykers]], those who are sufficiently powerful or specialized in divination or detection are able to detect events or other living beings. However, Blunters are humans give off a [[AntiMagic null "aura"]] that cancel out psychic powers, and clever individuals have used it to render themselves invisible to psychic detection. Oddly enough, Blunters' nastier cousin, the Pariah is described as not unlike a person-shaped psychic black hole, rendering them fairly visible in that regard.

** One time, Superman actually made that work to his advantage when facing TheJoker. Joker had imprisoned a number of hostages in lead lined coffins in various locations throughout Metropolis and told Superman about them, anticipating that the superhero would have to spend at least a day frantically looking for them while Joker fled the city. It turned out that all Superman had to do was do a wide x-ray vision scan above the city from the air and the coffins instantly stood out as opaque objects to him. Thus, Supes was able to rescue the hostages quickly and had plenty of time to track down the Joker.

* In Tolkien's ''[[Literature/UnfinishedTalesofNumenorAndMiddleearth Unfinished Tales]]'', there is a brief suggestion that objects or areas could be 'shrouded' so a [[CrystalBall palantir]] could not be used to spy on them.

Contrast KryptoniteProofSuit. Compare NoSell and FantasticRadiationShielding. See also PokeInTheThirdEye, PsychicBlockDefense, and InterfaceScrew.

* In ''[[Franchise/{{Predator}} Predator]]'', [[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer]] camouflages himself (the first time by accident) from the titular creature by [[CoveredInMud covering his body in mud]]. The cool mud blocks the heat his skin radiates thus making him seem invisible to the predator's thermo cam. In the sequel, [[MenInBlack DEA]] uses actual heat blocking suits, [[spoiler:though in the end, the predator's TrueSight is revealed to be a little bit "too true" for the good of the agents, since it has a whole lot of vision modes to choose from ''besides infrared'']].

* In ''Literature/UnfinishedTalesofNumenorAndMiddleearth'', there is a brief suggestion that objects or areas could be 'shrouded' so a [[CrystalBall palantir]] could not be used to spy on them.

Contrast KryptoniteProofSuit. Compare NoSell. See also PokeInTheThirdEye, PsychicBlockDefense, and InterfaceScrew.

* In 'Film/'{{Predator}}'', [[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer]] camouflages himself (the first time by accident) from the titular creature by [[CoveredInMud covering his body in mud]]. The cool mud blocks the heat his skin radiates thus making him seem invisible to the predator's thermo cam. In the sequel, [[MenInBlack DEA]] uses actual heat blocking suits, [[spoiler:though in the end, the predator's TrueSight is revealed to be a little bit "too true" for the good of the agents, since it has a whole lot of vision modes to choose from ''besides infrared'']].

* In ''TheSagaOfTheNobleDead'', Welstiel has a magical "ring of nothing" that shields him from all forms of magical inquiry and detection.

* ''{{Shadowrun}}'': It is possible to create barriers that block out Astral Viewing and other magical means of searching, on top of alloys existing that block X-Ray and magnetic scans.

* ''{{BIONICLE}}'': The Akaku, [[MaskPower Mask]] of XRayVision, cannot see what is beneath the island of Mata Nui as well as the [[MysteriousMist mist]] in Karda Nui.

A way to counter TrueSight is to be covered in material that cannot be penetrated by such vision. Another is being in an area full of something that interferes TrueSight.

* ''{{Naruto}}'': In the Sasuke Retrieval Arc, Sasuke was put inside a coffin that had some sort of magical barrier surrounding it. This barrier made it difficult for Neji to see inside the coffin with his [[XRayVision Byakugan]].

* {{Superman}} cannot use his XRayVision to see through objects covered in lead or sufficiently dense materials.
* Marvel Comics {{Secret Wars}} has most of Earth's mightiest heroes transported to an alien battleworld. Another transport holds many of Earth's most dangerous villains. Professor X tries using his psychic powers to identify which villains are aboard, but Enchantress mystically shields her party from Professor X's psychic powers.

* In ''Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality'', [[spoiler:against Moody's all-seeing Eye of Vance, Harry asks Flitwick for a charm to summon a large number of brightly colored ethereal object, then make them invisible. It works.]]

* In ''{{Predator}}'', [[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer]] camouflages himself (the first time by accident) from the titular creature by [[CoveredInMud covering his body in mud]]. The cool mud blocks the heat his skin radiates thus making him seem invisible to the predator's thermo cam. In the sequel, [[MenInBlack DEA]] uses actual heat blocking suits, [[spoiler:though in the end, the predator's TrueSight is revealed to be a little bit "too true" for the good of the agents, since it has a whole lot of vision modes to choose from ''besides infrared'']].

* Apparently a number of beings can hid themselves from/using the force in the StarWars universe. [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Force_stealth Force stealth]] [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jensaarai Jensaarai]].

* ''{{BIONICLE}}'': the Akaku, [[MaskPower Mask]] of XRayVision, cannot see what is beneath the island of Mata Nui as well as the [[MysteriousMist mist]] in Karda Nui.

* ''MetroidPrime'': Samus' thermal visor works poorly in superheated areas.
* ''BatmanArkhamCity'': late-game enemy encounters and high-difficulty challenge rooms will occasionally have one or more foes amongst the pack carrying jammer systems that block Batman's "Detective Mode" vision.

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* Belkar of ''OrderOfTheStick'' carries around a sheet of lead just in case someone tries to DetectEvil him.